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Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties

Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties

NYASHA NYAUGWA  RHINO poaching fell 63% year-on-year in Namibia, the ministry of environment said on Friday, citing intensified intelligence operations by authorities and tougher sentences and fines for poachers. Elephant poaching, which takes places to a lesser extent, also decreased, with 2 incidents reported this year compared with 13 in 2019, the ministry said. The southern African nation is home to the second-largest white rhino population in the world after South Africa, the non-profit organisation Save the Rhino says. Namibia also holds one-third of the world's remaining black rhinos. Rhino poaching has plagued the southern Africa region for decades, especially…
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Namibia to close schools, limit public gatherings as COVID-19

Namibia to close schools, limit public gatherings as COVID-19

NAMIBIAN schools will be suspended for the second time in four months next week, while limits on public gatherings will be tightened further to 100 from 250 amid surging cases, President Hage Geingob said. In a televised speech on Friday, Geingob said the decision to suspend schools from Aug. 4 for 28 days came after considering the risks associated with the spread of the virus. The measure affects early childhood development, pre-primary, primary and the first two grades of high school. Namibia has 2,129 confirmed cases and 10 deaths with the country's rate of daily new cases now the fourth…
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